Author: W. Manser
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Earth sciences
Languages : en
Pages : 458
Book Description
Earth Science Abstracts, Papua New Guinea, to 1971
Author: W. Manser
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Earth sciences
Languages : en
Pages : 458
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Earth sciences
Languages : en
Pages : 458
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Biogeography and Ecology of New Guinea
Author: J.L. Gressit
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9400986327
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 962
Book Description
J. L. Gressitt New Guinea is a fantastic island, unique and fascinating. It is an area of incredible variety of geomorphology, biota, peoples, languages, history, tradi tions and cultures. Diversity is its prime characteristic, whatever the subject of interest. To a biogeographer it is tantalizing, as well as confusing or frustrating when trying to determine the history of its biota. To an ecologist, and to all biologists, it is a happy hunting ground of endless surprises and unanswered questions. To a conservationist it is like a dream come true, a "flash-back" of a few centuries, as well as a challenge for the future. New Guinea is so special that it is hard to compare it with other islands or tropical areas. It is something apart, with its very complicated history (chapters I: 2-4, II: 1-4, III: I, VI: I, 2). It is partly old but to a great extent very young, yet extremely rich and complex. It has biota of different sources - to such a degree that it is still disputed in this volume as to what Realm it belongs to: the Paleotropical or Notogaean (Australian); or what Region: Oriental, "Oceanic," Papuan or Australian. The terms Papuasian, Indo-Australian and Australasian also have been applied to the area.
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9400986327
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 962
Book Description
J. L. Gressitt New Guinea is a fantastic island, unique and fascinating. It is an area of incredible variety of geomorphology, biota, peoples, languages, history, tradi tions and cultures. Diversity is its prime characteristic, whatever the subject of interest. To a biogeographer it is tantalizing, as well as confusing or frustrating when trying to determine the history of its biota. To an ecologist, and to all biologists, it is a happy hunting ground of endless surprises and unanswered questions. To a conservationist it is like a dream come true, a "flash-back" of a few centuries, as well as a challenge for the future. New Guinea is so special that it is hard to compare it with other islands or tropical areas. It is something apart, with its very complicated history (chapters I: 2-4, II: 1-4, III: I, VI: I, 2). It is partly old but to a great extent very young, yet extremely rich and complex. It has biota of different sources - to such a degree that it is still disputed in this volume as to what Realm it belongs to: the Paleotropical or Notogaean (Australian); or what Region: Oriental, "Oceanic," Papuan or Australian. The terms Papuasian, Indo-Australian and Australasian also have been applied to the area.
Geoscience Information
Author: A.P. Harvey
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 940117444X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 293
Book Description
The International Conference on Geological Information represents the first major attempt to bring together geoscience information specialists from allover the world. The purpose of the conference was to assess the current state-of the-art in geoscience information from both the regional and functional point of view. It was hoped that the conference could take steps to bring about increased international cooperation and collaboration in the field of geological information. The papers ranged over the whole spec trum of documentation from primary publishing back to the user, including data. Perhaps a keyword for the conference might be "cooperation". The idea of, and need for, cooperation was stressed in almost every talk. The final panel session was devoted to a discussion on the formation of a proposed International Association for Geological Information. Despite the growing pressure on information managers, stimulated by increasing international activities in geology, the global perspective of plate tectonics and worldwide concern for the availability of non-renewable resources, there does not exist an international organisation specifi cally concerned with geological information. Delegates agreed that there was no need for a new professional society of individuals but that a federation or similar organisation might be desirable. In the final session it became apparent that if the geological information community is to make the best use of all the systems and developments available there is very clearly a need to know what exists in all these areas at present. An urgent task is to identify these systems.
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 940117444X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 293
Book Description
The International Conference on Geological Information represents the first major attempt to bring together geoscience information specialists from allover the world. The purpose of the conference was to assess the current state-of the-art in geoscience information from both the regional and functional point of view. It was hoped that the conference could take steps to bring about increased international cooperation and collaboration in the field of geological information. The papers ranged over the whole spec trum of documentation from primary publishing back to the user, including data. Perhaps a keyword for the conference might be "cooperation". The idea of, and need for, cooperation was stressed in almost every talk. The final panel session was devoted to a discussion on the formation of a proposed International Association for Geological Information. Despite the growing pressure on information managers, stimulated by increasing international activities in geology, the global perspective of plate tectonics and worldwide concern for the availability of non-renewable resources, there does not exist an international organisation specifi cally concerned with geological information. Delegates agreed that there was no need for a new professional society of individuals but that a federation or similar organisation might be desirable. In the final session it became apparent that if the geological information community is to make the best use of all the systems and developments available there is very clearly a need to know what exists in all these areas at present. An urgent task is to identify these systems.
Earth Science Abstracts
Author:
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Category : Earth sciences
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Earth sciences
Languages : en
Pages : 318
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Volcanic Activity in Papua New Guinea Before 1944
Author: W. D. Palfreyman
Publisher:
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 24
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Publisher:
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 24
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Science in New Guinea
Author:
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Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
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Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
Papua New Guinea
Author: Fraiser McConnell
Publisher: Oxford, England ; Santa Barbara, Calif. : Clio Press
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
Publisher: Oxford, England ; Santa Barbara, Calif. : Clio Press
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 416
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A Geological Synthesis of Papua New Guinea
Author: D. B. Dow
Publisher:
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Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 58
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 58
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Papua New Guinea National Bibliography
Author:
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Category : Bibliography, National
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bibliography, National
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
Catalog of the United States Geological Survey
Author: U.S. Geological Survey Library
Publisher: MacMillan Publishing Company
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 774
Book Description
Publisher: MacMillan Publishing Company
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 774
Book Description